Global B&W CSP Executive Review
at Unilever
Placement (10 Months+)
Sales, Business Operations
London
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
3.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
4/5
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Company Culture
3/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I learn how the Beauty market is changing and the trends behind it, and leverage this knowledge to work with global brand teams to tell them the best way to show up in store when they launch global brand innovations. I also do monthly sales reporting, maintaining of a website I built where this knowledge and best practice is stored, and support in customer events with global retailers such as Walmart.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes we are given lots of real life work and responsibility.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Digital skills, Reporting, commercial, customer facing, maturity, confidence and varied levels of communication.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
You receive a lot from your Line manager and other Industrial placement students, however due to the size of the company, the impact/effect is not as effective as you think.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
The company culture and general atmosphere has not been great this year. This is due to the mass redundancies made at the company. While you can connect with your team, in a global role it can be quite isolating.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I have enjoyed my placement on the whole, while it wasn't what I expected, the experience has given me great development personally and professionally. The real responsibility given to you is different to other placement opportunities.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
2/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Unilever
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Unilever to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Unilever
The culture at Unilever is great, and is slightly changing to a more performance culture. I would suggest thinking if you would suit that. I would also read about Unilever and the direction they are going on.
